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This review evaluates the clinical efficacy of advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques, specifically quantitative T2 mapping and arterial spin labelling (ASL), in order to provide objective biomarkers for glandular pathophysiology. The use of pseudocontinuous ASL (pCASL) for non-invasive perfusion assessment and multi-dynamic multi-echo (MDME) sequences for quantitative mapping was highlighted in a methodical synthesis of recent research. Quantitative T2 mapping demonstrates high diagnostic accuracy in identifying glandular dysfunction; patients with hyposalivation exhibit significantly elevated T2 relaxation times (mean 91.85 \u00b1 8.24 ms) compared to healthy controls (mean 80.69 \u00b1 6.42 ms, p &lt; 0.0001). ASL imaging reveals that parotid glands in Sj\u00f6gren\u2019s syndrome are hyperemic at rest (59.2 \u00b1 22.8 mL\/min\/100g) but shows dysfunctional microvascular regulation after stimulation. Furthermore, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values effectively differentiate pleomorphic adenomas (&gt; 1.4 \u00d7 10\u20133 mm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \/s) from malignant lesions.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Advanced MRI provides robust, non-invasive metrics for monitoring radiation-induced damage and assessing the restorative impact of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). By facilitating the shift to precision radiology in head and neck medicine, these technologies greatly improve patient quality of life and therapeutic planning.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2478\/raon-2026-0025","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,14]],"date-time":"2026-05-14T12:58:49Z","timestamp":1778763529000},"page":"166-175","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Advanced magnetic resonance imaging techniques for structural and functional assessment of salivary glands"],"prefix":"10.2478","volume":"60","author":[{"given":"Jernej","family":"Vidmar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana , Ljubljana , Slovenia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrej","family":"Vovk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Clinical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana , Ljubljana , Slovenia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026070211563291520_j_raon-2026-0025_ref_001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Ermongkonchai T, Khor R, Wada M, Lau E, Tao Xing D, Ng SP. 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